Horse-tail holder



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O. H. MUNTZ.

HORSE TAIL HOLDER.

No. 385,721. Patented July 10, 1888.

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HORSE-TAIL HOLDER.

SPECIFICATIN forming part of Letters Patent No. 385,721, dated July 10,1888.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern/ Be it known that l, OLIVER HAZEN MUNTZ, acitizen of theUnited States, residing` at Greenville, i n the countyofMercer and State ofPenu- Sylvania, haveinvented certain new and usefullmliroveinents in Holders for Horses Tails; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in devices for holding a liorsestail; and it consists in the novel construction and arrangement of aflexible baud, and in combination therewith of a gripping device forretaining the band in position when applied tothe tail, all as will behereinafter more fully described.

The annexed drawings, to which reference is rnade, fully illustrate myinvention, in which-- Figure 1 iepiesents a side View of my deviceapplied to the tail of a horse, and wFig. 2 is a perspective' View ofthe same.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A designates theholder, consisting of flexible band a, lacing-hooks l), cords e, andretaining-hooks d. These lacingcords are attached by one end to the topof the baud or holder, and, after the tail is arranged or placed inposition for tying, the band A is` applied and the strings are carriedback and forth over the lacing-hooks, thus drawing or lacing up the bandaround the tail, after which the two free ends of said cords are tiedtogether. In order to prevent the holder from slipping` downwardly onthe animals tail, l provide a retaining-hook ou each corner of the band.These hooks are constructed with two prongs, e e, and an eyeL/Q whichlatter is designed to receive a rivet or other fastening by which saidhook can loe secured to the holder.

It will be seen that afterthe band is applied to the tail of a horse andlaced up the hooks are designed to prevent the band from slipping downby said prongs grasping the hair of the tail, and it is simple inoperation and cheap to manufacture.

W`hat I claim is- The hereindescribed holder for the tail of the horse,consisting of a exible band, the two ends thereof having lacing studsand cords, and provided with retaining-hooks, all substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof l affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OLIVER HAZEN MUNTZ. Witnesses:

lt. MAXWELL, Geo. W. Evans.

